Investment firm founded by professional with experience in consulting and private equity investment experience at Bain & Co, Bain Capital, and Sycamore Partners. Focused on lower middle market investments.
FG1 Partners is a new private equity firm headquartered in Dallas, TX. We have a team of 3 investment professionals with extensive financial and operational backgrounds. We are currently focused on making control and select minority investments in companies within the home and business services space, consumer goods and services space, and the industrials space. We are a $50MM AUM fund that is focused on making investments in the lower middle market and leveraging our previous operating experience to drive value.
Leonard Green & Partners is a leading private equity investment firm founded in 1989 and based in Los Angeles with over $70 billion of assets under management. As one of the largest single-office private equity firms globally, LGP has completed over 150 transactions since its founding with an aggregate purchase price of over $270 billion.
Balsam Bay Partners is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
Hunter Search Capital (HSC) is a niche private equity fund that invests in search funds and other Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) vehicles. The founder of HSC has been investing in search funds for over ten years and has made more than sixty investments in the space.
We believe that the combination of an investor, entrepreneur, and manager leads to the best results for all parties. As an investor, we want to get a good return and we must accurately anticipate both the threats and possibilities in the market and the business. As an entrepreneur, we have to take risks, seize opportunities, rely on our intuition, and sometimes take firm action to achieve our goals. As a manager, we get people moving, provide structure, develop lasting improvements, and we help keep or make employees proud of their company.
Pacific Lake Partners is a committed private investment fund founded in 2009 with the sole mandate to make investments in companies sourced and managed by search fund entrepreneurs. Our current fund is $250M of committed capital dedicated to investing behind great search fund entrepreneurs. To date, we have invested in over 100 operating companies.
Bluehenge Capital Partners is a leveraged Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) focused on delivering hybrid capital solutions—primarily structured debt and selectively equity—to lower middle-market businesses across the United States. The firm has grown through two SBIC funds totaling over $400 million in capital. Bluehenge emphasizes disciplined underwriting, downside protection, and strategic alignment with management teams, private equity sponsors, and other stakeholders. Its investment strategy is built around a flexible mix of unitranche, mezzanine debt, preferred equity, and…
When a business owner wants to exit, but lacks a succession plan, their legacy is in jeopardy. Who can be trusted to preserve and grow their business? Sleeping Giant Capital is a Kalamazoo based firm that exists to solve this dilemma. We invest in West Michigan by acquiring small businesses and growing them over the long term. To do so, we develop the next generation of business owners, back them with capital, and surround them operating resources and expertise.
Tristone Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in investments in middle-market and growth-oriented companies. With a global operational reach, the firm targets sectors such as consumer, industrial, and technology. Tristone Partners is committed to driving operational improvements and strategic growth in its portfolio companies.
2717 Partners, LP is a limited partnership with a focus on private equity investments, particularly in the technology and healthcare sectors. The firm operates from two primary locations in San Francisco, California, and Greenwich, Connecticut. With a strategic approach towards growth-oriented companies, 2717 Partners has built a robust portfolio comprising 14 companies. As of 2025, the firm employs approximately 150 staff members, reflecting its significant presence in the private equity landscape. The company is committed to fostering innovation and growth within its investment sectors.
Station Partners is an entrepreneurial private equity firm that makes control investments in support of management teams operating established lower-middle market businesses with outsized potential.Taking a long-term, value-based, people-first investment approach, the principals of Station invest their own capital, alongside a select group of industry pioneers, executive partners, and investment advisors, all of whom are passionate about building great enterprises. At Station, we understand that a company’s people and culture are the key to success, and we seek to work with entrepreneurs…
